PSY 316 QUIZ QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
A cognitive researcher wants to create a graph to examine the accuracy of
remembering words on a list between young and older adults. What should be the label
for the x-axis? - Answer- independent variable, (young and older adults)
If a researcher is interested in observing how fast or slow an individual reads by
examining his or her response time to reading words on a computer screen, this
scientific observation is known as ___. - Answer- A. structuralism
B. introspection
C. empiricism
The lexical decision task involves how long people can identify whether letter strings are
or are not English words. What type of model is this task called? - Answer- process
model
In the Atkinson and Shiffrin model, which of the three basic components holds
environmental stimuli temporarily as the information gets converted into a usable mental
form? - Answer- sensory memory
What method best describes using materials such as letters, nonsense syllables, or
words to understand how information is processed in relation to tasks, such as stimulus-
response associations or paired associates? - Answer- verbal learning
What part of the four major regions or lobes of the brain is involved with spatial and
sensory processing? - Answer- Parietal lobe
The fatty coating of the neuron that helps to speed up the neural communication is
known as the ___. This part of the neuron is often referred to as white matter. - Answer-
Myelin Sheath
Which of the following neurotransmitters have an inhibitory effect, causing neural firing
to weaken? - Answer- GABA
What metabolic measure uses blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signals to
examine blood flow in the brain? - Answer- Functional magnetic resonance imaging
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
A cognitive researcher wants to create a graph to examine the accuracy of
remembering words on a list between young and older adults. What should be the label
for the x-axis? - Answer- independent variable, (young and older adults)
If a researcher is interested in observing how fast or slow an individual reads by
examining his or her response time to reading words on a computer screen, this
scientific observation is known as ___. - Answer- A. structuralism
B. introspection
C. empiricism
The lexical decision task involves how long people can identify whether letter strings are
or are not English words. What type of model is this task called? - Answer- process
model
In the Atkinson and Shiffrin model, which of the three basic components holds
environmental stimuli temporarily as the information gets converted into a usable mental
form? - Answer- sensory memory
What method best describes using materials such as letters, nonsense syllables, or
words to understand how information is processed in relation to tasks, such as stimulus-
response associations or paired associates? - Answer- verbal learning
What part of the four major regions or lobes of the brain is involved with spatial and
sensory processing? - Answer- Parietal lobe
The fatty coating of the neuron that helps to speed up the neural communication is
known as the ___. This part of the neuron is often referred to as white matter. - Answer-
Myelin Sheath
Which of the following neurotransmitters have an inhibitory effect, causing neural firing
to weaken? - Answer- GABA
What metabolic measure uses blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signals to
examine blood flow in the brain? - Answer- Functional magnetic resonance imaging
